Unit: Cells & Cell Cycle (Resources)
Recall Reference Points
(relevant elementary & middle grade
benchmarks)
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None apply (No prior Benchmarks in elementary or middle school have covered these topics.)
However, the Benchmarks in this unit require prerequisite knowledge of the following NGSSS
from lower grades: SC.6.L.14.1, SC.6.L.14.2, SC.6.L.14.4, SC.8.E.5.10, SC.6.N.2.1, SC.6.N.2.2,
SC.6.N.3.1, SC.6.N.3.2, SC.6.N.3.3, SC.7.N.1.7, SC.7.N.2.1, SC.7.N.3.1, SC.8.N.1.5, SC.8.N.2.1,
SC.8.N.2.2 & SC.8.N.3.2.
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PH Biology - Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. Also, Appendix D (P. 1070-1071)
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L.14.1 (Cell Theory)
L.14.2 (Membranes)
L.14.3 (Prokaryote and Eukaryote)
L.14.4 (Microscopes)
Textbook
FCIM Lessons
Labs
Labs & Activities (From Internet Sources)
• Virtual Microscope and Cell Labhttp://bio.rutgers.edu/~gb101/lab1_cell_structure/index.html
• Lab: Cell Structure and Cell Typeshttp://www.sciencegeek.net/Biology/biopdfs/Lab_CellStructureTypes.pdf
• Lab: Cell Structure -http://lsnhs.leesummit.k12.mo.us/awilcox/SON/Labs/Unit02Lab01.pdf
• Access Excellence (Activities Exchange) - http://www.accessexcellence.org/
• Biology Corner - http://www.biologycorner.com/
• Pearson Cell Structure http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=
home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=cbp&wcsuffix=3072
Labs & Activities ( from PH Biology Textbook)
• Lab #6 TE: Inquiry Activity "What is a Cell" P. 168 (PH Biology)
• TE: Exploration Lab P. 29 "Using a Compound Microscope" (PH Biology -Can be used to
review microscope techniques in combination with cell lab)
• TE: Quick Lab P. 180 "How Can You Make a Model of a Cell?" (PH Biology)
• Lab Manual B: P. 95 "Observing Specialized Cells" P. 95 (PH Biology)
• SE: Quick Lab P. 180 "How Can you Make a Model of a Cell?" (PH Biology)
• TE: Quick Lab P. 187 "How Can you Model Permeability in Cells?" (PH Biology)
• SE: Quick Lab P.242 "What Limits the Sizes of Cells" (PH Biology; also on IDEAS)
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Demos
Gizmos
www.explorelearning.com
Websites
Prentice Hall / Pearson - Lab Simulation CD-Rom: Biomembranes I: Membrane Structure &
Support
Prentice Hall/ Pearson - Lab Simulation CD-Rom: Membrane Dynamics and Communication II
Prentice Hall/ Pearson - Lab Simulation CD-Rom: Photosynthesis
Prentice Hall/ Pearson - Lab Simulation CD-Rom: Respiration
Prentice Hall/ Pearson - Lab Simulation CD-Rom: Mitosis
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Egg -Speriment (http://www.haverford.edu/educ/knight-booklet/theegg.htm)
Egg-cellent Ideas for Osmosis and Diffusion
(http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/classbio.html#Anchor-eggs
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Cell Division
Cell Energy Cycle
Cell Structure
Diffusion
Osmosis
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Cells Alive (http://www.cellsalive.com/)
Biology Activities and Labs http://www.nclark.net/Cells
Virtual Cell Biology Classroom
http://sites.google.com/site/scienceprofonline/thecelltheorymembranesandorganelleslectu
Cells and Cell Structure (http://www.win.co.nz/bioweb/cell.html)
Arizona State's The Biology Project (Cell
Biology)http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/cell_bio.html
Virtual Cell (http://www.life.illinois.edu/plantbio/cell/ )
Comparison of Plant and Animal Cells http://waynesword.palomar.edu/lmexer1a.htm
The Science Spot http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/classbio.html
Inside a Cell (http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/insideacell/)
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/biology/units/organization/structure.cfm
Cell Web Quest http://www.ellingtonpublicschools.org/emslibrary/cell_webquest.htm
Electron Microscopy Images http://www.denniskunkel.com/
The Biology Corner http://www.biologycorner.com/
Crossword Puzzle on Cells
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/puzzles6/muskopf/html/44181xlaxk.html
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Cellular Organization
(http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobookcell2.html
• Diffusion / Osmosis (http://staff.jccc.net/pdecell/cells/diffusion.html)
• Cells (http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/ sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter2/)
• Worm Classroom - Cell Division clip http://wormclassroom.org/cb/bioclip.html
• Tutorial on the Cell Cycle
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/cell_cycle/cells3.html
• YouTube Video Clip: Mitosis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl0RupVXFsE
• Mitosis Notes http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/M/Mitosis.html
• Cancer (http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/ cancerandresearch/all-about-cancer/ )
• Cancer Research UK http://info.cancerresearchuk.org
General Biology Resources
• Smile Biology Index - http://mypages.iit.edu/~smile/biolinde.html
• Biology Images - http://biodidac.bio.uottawa.ca/
• Serendip Activities -http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/sci_edu/waldron/
• BioInteractive- http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/index.html
• On-Line Biology Textbook http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobooktoc.html
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Lessons
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Anchor Lesson: "Cell Structure & Function"
Studying Cells Tutorial (http://www.life.illinois.edu/plantbio/cell/ )
Powerpoint: ISI.Lecture 15: Limits to Growth
Powerpoint: ISI.Lecture 19: Cells and Microscopes
Powerpoint: ISI.Lecture 20: Cell Structure and Function
Powerpoint: ISI.Lecture 22: Cell Growth and Division